Lukas Hradecky

TPS

Hradecky began his career in Turun Palloseura, a club in Turku, where he grew up. In 2008, he played in the International Karel Stegeman U-19 Youth Tournament in Ruurlo, Netherlands, where he won the prize for best goalkeeper.

Esbjerg

On 10 January 2009, Hradecky transferred to Esbjerg fB and signed a four-year contract with the five-time Danish champions. On 3 August 2010 it was announced that Hradecky had been called to be tested for a week by Manchester United to strengthen their goalkeeping department after the departure of Tom Heaton. However, he chose to seek the chance to be the primary keeper in Esbjerg instead. After the 2012–13 Superliga season Hradecky's contract with Esbjerg fB expired, and an agreement to prolong the contract was not reached.

Brøndby

On 12 June 2013, Hradecky joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF on a four-year contract on a free transfer. On 21 June 2013 Hradecky made his debut in the Superliga in a match against Vestsjælland.

Eintracht Frankfurt

In August 2015, Hradecky transferred from Brøndby to German team Eintracht Frankfurt. The value of the transfer was never published, but according to newspapers Eintracht paid €2.5 million to Brøndby. In 2017–18, Hradecky's last season with Eintracht, he was voted Bundesliga Goalkeeper of the Season as the club won the DFB-Pokal title.

Bayer Leverkusen

In May 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the signing of Hradecky for the 2018–19 season on a free…

Finland youth teams

Hradecky earned several caps for Finland on different junior levels. He made his junior level national team debut when he was 16 years old on 16 November 2006 in Athens in a match against Greece. He was a member of the Finland national under-20 football team and represented the team at the Valentin A. Granatkin Memorial Tournament. Hradecky was selected to Finland national under-21 football team for 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury. He was the first choice keeper for Finland's under-21 side during the 2011 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifications.

Finland first team

In January 2010 Hradecky was called to the Finland national football team by Stuart Baxter to face South Korea in a friendly at Málaga, Spain. Hradecky was at the bench the whole match. He finally made his first team debut on 21 May 2010, when he replaced Jukka Lehtovaara for the second half in a 2–0 away loss against Estonia. He played his first UEFA European Championship qualification game on 3 June 2011 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting line up against San Marino in Serravalle. During autumn of 2011 he established himself as a regular in the Finland national team and appeared in the UEFA European Championship qualification matches against Moldova, Netherlands and Sweden. Hradecky appeared in three friendly matches during Finland's preparation for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was chosen to…

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 5 June 2026

Hradecky was born in the Kramáre area of Bratislava. In September 1990, his father, a volleyball player, moved to Finland and started playing for Ruskon Pallo -67, based in Turku. That winter, the family settled in Runosmäki. His brothers Tomas and Matej are also professional footballers. Hradecky has a dual citizenship of Finland and Slovakia. He speaks Finnish, Slovak, English, Danish, German and Swedish. In January 2024, it was reported that Hradecky had invested in the restaurant business in Helsinki, along with Teemu Pukki and his brother Matej. Hradecky has been a minority shareholder of his former club Turun Palloseura (TPS). In mid-August 2024, it was reported that Hradecky had increased his share and is currently one of the club's majority owners. He also started as an advisor of the board of TPS.